Respiratory Therapy in Community Palliative Care

Published Tue May 24th 2016

Presented by: Miriam Turnbull, MBA, RRT, COPD Ed.

0800-0900Friday May 27, 2016Room G015b Etherington Hall

Objectives: 1. To describe the role of the RT in community respiratory care 2. To define the types of patients the RT sees and the respiratory interventions possible in the community 3. To outline how a referral for RT visits are made 4. To describe what types of patients are appropriate to refer 5. To identify limitations to community respiratory care